NBA Grind Down & First Look Tutorial/Legend

Legend

Term Description
Implied Total The implied points of a team based on the Vegas spread and total.
Points / Game Average points scored per game.
Points +/- The difference between a team’s total and their points per game (higher the better).
Pace The number of possessions a team uses per game.
Proj. Pace League Average Pace + (Team 1 Pace – League Average Pace) + (Team 2 Pace – League Average Pace).
Pace +/- The difference between a team’s pace and the projected pace of that game.
DEFF Defensive efficiency minus the opponent’s offensive efficiency (by position).
True Usage The percentage of possessions a player uses while on the floor, adjusted for turnovers.
DvsA Defense vs. Archetype – This is a new method of DvP that categories players by skill sets and looks at how opponents fare against those types of players. Check out this tutorial on DvA.
DRPM Defensive Real Plus-Minus (basically a defensive grade for each player). In the matchup charts, the DRPM is for the defender of the player listed.

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